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Child laughing while playing on a new playground structure.
Teacher Alex Reid working with a student in a classroom.
Graduate Evelyn Ecks smiling and waving as she walks across the stage.
Teacher Nilda Gonzales talking at the front of a classroom to her students.
Entrance to Palmer High School
Young girl walking across new playground structure
Construction crew at Jenkins middle school.
Our teachers. Our kids. Our schools.

Vote Yes on 4A

Your YES vote rebuilds and modernizes aging schools, expands career and trades programs for our kids, and frees up district funding for teacher raises.

100%
of D11 schools get upgrades
100%
of D11 teachers get raises
100%
of D11 kids get brighter futures

What will the bond dollars support?

Amazing teachers

D11 is the oldest district in Colorado Springs without additional bond dollars to pay for buildings. Aging school buildings cost more to maintain and all D11 teachers receive meaningful raises from funds freed up by this bond.

Classrooms that stay cool

When a classroom gets close to 90º, it’s hard to teach or learn. Heating and cooling upgrades at the schools that need them most.

Modern schools

Major renovations at all high schools. Eighteen new playgrounds. Modern upgrades at all schools.

Career and trades labs

Real training space for healthcare, engineering, skilled trades, and technology, so students can graduate straight into a good job.

Teachers

Great teachers. Bright futures.

The best teachers have choices about where they teach. This bond is how D11 becomes the district they choose. Nothing matters more to kids than who’s standing in front of the classroom.

I see every day what great teachers mean for kids. They build relationships, push students to grow, and serve as role models. D11 has great teachers, and keeping them here matters.

– Tyler Philipsen, Coronado High School Teacher
Paid like the professionals they are
  • A meaningful raise for every D11 teacher
  • Teachers should be focused on our kids, not on how they're going to pay their bills
  • Teachers should be able to live where they teach
  • The bond pays off existing debt to free up funds for teacher pay

Kids

Every kid deserves a school that works for them.

Kids can’t focus in hot rooms with a science lab built in 1970. This bond gives every D11 student buildings and equipment that supports their success.

Row of students, some holding flags, at the Coronado High School graduation ceremony.

Our teachers ask us to think creatively, work together, and prepare for the future, but our buildings don’t always support that. We deserve classrooms that are comfortable, reliable, and designed for how students actually learn today.

– Slyvia Pado, Senior at Doherty High School
Built to let kids thrive
  • Kids deserve updated schools in their neighborhood
  • Students get labs and shop spaces where they can build things, not just read about them
  • Kids get classrooms with daylight, room to move, and space to work together
  • Modern, safe lunchrooms that kids want to connect in

Schools

It's time to bring our schools into the future.

Many D11 schools were built for a different century. This bond brings improvements to every school in the district. Heating and cooling that holds up in August, safe drinking water, updated bathrooms, and classrooms built for how kids learn today.

Exterior of Palmer high school with three students talking in front of the building.

As a parent, I expect the school building itself to help keep children safe. This bond addresses secure entrances, aging building systems, and essential repairs so students and staff can focus on learning — not whether their school will function as it should.

– Rodny Rodriguez, D11 Parent
Ready for the next 100 years
  • Every school in D11 gets improvements
  • Heating, cooling, and air filtration in the buildings that need it most
  • Roofs, plumbing, and bathrooms get fixed, not patched
  • Major renovations at all high schools

Community

Our schools are the heart of our neighborhoods.

D11 is Colorado Springs’ original school district. Its schools sit in the middle of the neighborhoods that built this city. The ones people walk their dogs past, vote in, and graduate from. This bond is an investment in the people and places we live in.

Colorado Springs employers need skilled people. This bond will give D11 students modern labs, equipment, and hands-on learning so they can graduate with real experience, valuable credentials, and a direct path into high-demand careers.

– Andrew Kidd, Coronado High School Teacher
Strong schools. Strong neighborhoods.
  • Playgrounds and fields that the neighborhood uses long after the bell rings
  • Gyms, auditoriums, and performance spaces where the community gathers
  • Career and trades programs that keep Colorado Springs talent in Colorado Springs
  • Strong schools mean stronger neighborhoods and stronger property values, block by block